Drosophila mauritiana
Appearance
Drosophila mauritiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Drosophilidae |
Genus: | Drosophila |
Subgenus: | Sophophora |
Species group: | melanogaster |
Species subgroup: | melanogaster |
Species complex: | simulans |
Species: | D. mauritiana
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Binomial name | |
Drosophila mauritiana Tsacas & David, 1974[1]
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Synonyms | |
Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana |
Drosophila mauritiana is a species of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae. It belongs to the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. It is found in Mauritius.
The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.[2]
See also
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Drosophila mauritiana at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Drosophila mauritiana at Wikispecies
- "Drosophila mauritiana". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- Drosophila mauritiana at insectoid.info